June 2004

There was a constructor of a mid-1950s sports-racing car — to save any blushes we shall call it the Gestetner Mk1 — who many years later was invited to present the prizes following a race purely for...

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Once a World Champion...
Sir,
I thoroughly enjoyed the excellent Jody Scheckter article in your March issue. It brought to mind a personal experience with Jody back in 1992— over 10 years...

The greatest driver never to win a grand prix is not bitter. In fact, Chris Amon considers himself lucky. But as he admits, why didn't he quiz Mauro Forgkeri before turning his back on Ferrari's flat...

Plans gather pace for Percy
Top Hat Racing's Julius Thurgood is the driving force behind a new plan to help Win Percy return to racing at the Goodwood Revival Meeting in September.
The 'Get Win Back...

Both JBW F1 cars square up for the first time
The two JBW Formula One cars built by Brian Naylor shared a grid at Donington for the HGPCA Pre-1966 GP race in May. It was thought to be the first time...

A years free subscription is the prize for the knowledgeable reader who recognises this month's mystery offering from LAT Photographic's archives. Answers must be received by June 8 and in the event...

Modern times
For Formula One, the main event of the past month didn't happen at Imola, nor at Barcelona. It happened at Monte Carlo, on a Tuesday. That was when FIA President Max Mosley summoned the...

By Peter Gethin
"When I was young I looked up to Mike Hawthorn and Stirling Moss. But when I got involved in the sport in the early 1960s, Jim Clark became my all-time hero. I've seen them all and he...

Legends: 1968 Monaco GP
Unless you're of a ceratin age the name of Daniel Cohn-Bendit will mean nothing to you. Back in May 1968, though, it meant a great deal to me, for it was threatening my first...

D-type voices
Jaguar sports car successes put Britain on the international racing map. In the early 1950s, a time when its GP teams were still falling short, the D-type forced home the Coventry firm'...

15 minutes of fame: Venturi; 1994 Montlhéry 1000Km
It began with a game for bored playboys and ended by bringing a French racing legend his final international victory. Gary Wwatkins tells the story...

Aussie battler Dave Walker shone bightly in 1971 aboard a Gold Leaf Lotus Formula Three car. But when he stepped up to Formula one with the team and John Player Special, it all turned black. Michael...

Amilcar dominated voiturette racing during the 1920s with its GP cars in miniature --- but it cost it dear. By Anthony Pritchard
Amilcar — a name redolent of the small sporting cars proliferating in...

Timo Mäkinen contested the Targa Florio with the BMC works squad on three occasions — 1965-67.
The first of these was in a rally-spec Healey 3000 co-driven by Australian racer Paul Hawkins. But for a...